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Kia ora Chris McCashin

Thank you for your OIA request received on 28 September 2022 for:

- How do MFAT verify the legitimacy of information coming out of the USA based on historical invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan being on false pretences - please provide process documents
- Please provide any and all correspondence available from Nato, western allies suggesting that Russia sabotaged their own leverage rather than the more obvious whereby America have done it
- USA who is currently bankrupt are funding the war - they appear to be the party looking to escalate this conflict
- If it appears the US are responsible for this act of Environmental Terrorism what is New Zealands position on supporting an ally responsible for a massive amount of methane emissions in a climate crisis
- Please provide any and all correspondence associated with Russia sabotaging their own pipeline and the reasons they would do this
- Please provide any and all correspondence associated with USA sabotaging the pipeline and reasons
- If USA are responsible which is more than likely the case is it time to severe ties with them as an ally given their historical war crimes - what is the tipping point to severe ties with them
- Please provide any reports on unintended consequences associated with impact on environment, escalation to nuclear war

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From: Chris McCashin <[FOI #20684 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 28 September 2022 4:11 PM
To: ENQUIRIES <[MFAT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - USA - Environmental Terrorism

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

In early February less than 3 weeks before the war in Ukraine began Joe Biden was on camera quoting the following

"If Russia invades Ukraine then there will be no longer a Nordstream 2, we will bring an end to it"
"I promise you, we will be able to do it"

Victoria Nuland a high level Biden official is also on camera noting the following in January

"If Russia invades Ukraine one way or another Nordstream 2 will not move forward"

Now since the pipelines have exploded the media is already out saying Russia has sabotaged the pipelines. Now this would be stupid, anyone with a brain wouldn't do that. Why would he blow up his leverage over Europe - it makes no sense.

Based on this are you able to provide

- How do MFAT verify the legitimacy of information coming out of the USA based on historical invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan being on false pretences - please provide process documents
- Please provide any and all correspondence available from Nato, western allies suggesting that Russia sabotaged their own leverage rather than the more obvious whereby America have done it
- USA who is currently bankrupt are funding the war - they appear to be the party looking to escalate this conflict
- If it appears the US are responsible for this act of Environmental Terrorism what is New Zealands position on supporting an ally responsible for a massive amount of methane emissions in a climate crisis
- Please provide any and all correspondence associated with Russia sabotaging their own pipeline and the reasons they would do this
- Please provide any and all correspondence associated with USA sabotaging the pipeline and reasons
- If USA are responsible which is more than likely the case is it time to severe ties with them as an ally given their historical war crimes - what is the tipping point to severe ties with them
- Please provide any reports on unintended consequences associated with impact on environment, escalation to nuclear war

Yours faithfully,
Chris

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Kia ora Chris

 

Please find attached MFAT’s response to your OIA request.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

 

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